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Q4(v):
State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (v) $\cot A$ is not defined for $A = 0^\circ$.
Solution :
Given: The trigonometric function $\cot A$ and the specific angle $A = 0^\circ$.
To Prove/Verify: Whether the statement "$\cot A$ is not defined for $A = 0^\circ$" is True or False.
Step 1: Definition of the Cotangent Function
By the fundamental definitions of trigonometric ratios in a right-angled triangle, the cotangent of an angle $A$ is defined as the reciprocal of the tangent of angle $A$. Mathematically, this is expressed as:
$\cot A = \frac{1}{\tan A}$
Furthermore, since $\tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$, we can express $\cot A$ in terms of sine and cosine:
$\cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$ [Using the quotient identity for trigonometric functions]
Step 2: Evaluating the expression at $A = 0^\circ$
To determine the value of $\cot 0^\circ$, we substitute $A = 0^\circ$ into the identity derived in Step 1:
$\cot 0^\circ = \frac{\cos 0^\circ}{\sin 0^\circ}$
Step 3: Substituting known trigonometric values
From the standard trigonometric table for specific angles:
$\cos 0^\circ = 1$
$\sin 0^\circ = 0$
Substituting these values into our expression:
$\cot 0^\circ = \frac{1}{0}$
Step 4: Logical Deduction regarding Division by Zero
In the field of real numbers and standard arithmetic, division by zero is undefined. Since the denominator of the fraction $\frac{1}{0}$ is zero, the expression does not yield a finite real number value.
[By the definition of division: $\frac{a}{b} = c \implies a = b \times c$. If $b=0$ and $a \neq 0$, there is no real number $c$ that satisfies the equation $a = 0 \times c$.]
Step 5: Conclusion
Since $\cot 0^\circ$ results in a division by zero, the value is indeed undefined.
Final Answer: True. The statement is true because $\cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$, and since $\sin 0^\circ = 0$, the expression $\cot 0^\circ = \frac{1}{0}$ is undefined.
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Introduction to Trigonometry EXERCISE 8.2
- Q1(i): Evaluate the following : (i) $\sin 60^\circ \cos 30^\circ + \sin 30^\circ \cos 60^\circ$
- Q1(ii): Evaluate the following : (ii) $2 \tan^2 45^\circ + \cos^2 30^\circ – \sin^2 60^\circ$
- Q1(iii): Evaluate the following : (iii) $\frac{\cos 45^\circ}{\sec 30^\circ + \text{cosec } 30^\circ}$
- Q1(iv): Evaluate the following : (iv) $\frac{\sin 30^\circ + \tan 45^\circ – \text{cosec } 60^\circ}{\sec 30^\circ + \cos 60^\circ + \cot 45^\circ}$
- Q1(v): Evaluate the following : (v) $\frac{5 \cos^2 60^\circ + 4 \sec^2 30^\circ - \tan^2 45^\circ}{\sin^2 30^\circ + \cos^2 30^\circ}$
- Q2(i): Choose the correct option and justify your choice : (i) $\frac{2 \tan 30^\circ}{1 + \tan^2 30^\circ} =$
- Q2(ii): Choose the correct option and justify your choice : (ii) $\frac{1 - \tan^2 45^\circ}{1 + \tan^2 45^\circ} =$
- Q2(iii): Choose the correct option and justify your choice : (iii) $\sin 2A = 2 \sin A$ is true when $A =$
- Q2(iv): Choose the correct option and justify your choice : (iv) $\frac{2 \tan 30^\circ}{1 - \tan^2 30^\circ} =$
- Q3: If $\tan (A + B) = \sqrt{3}$ and $\tan (A – B) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$; $0^\circ < A + B \le 90^\circ$; $A > B$, find $A$ and $B$.
- Q4(i): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (i) $\sin (A + B) = \sin A + \sin B$.
- Q4(ii): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (ii) The value of $\sin \theta$ increases as $\theta$ increases.
- Q4(iii): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (iii) The value of $\cos \theta$ increases as $\theta$ increases.
- Q4(iv): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (iv) $\sin \theta = \cos \theta$ for all values of $\theta$.
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